30. Q. Do those who look for their salvation and security in saints, in themselves, or elsewhere really believe in the only Savior Jesus? A. No. Although they boast of being His, be their deeds they deny the only Savior and deliverer, Jesus. Either Jesus is not a perfect Savior, or those who in true faith accept their Savior have in Him all they need for their salvation.
My reflections on the reading from the book...
Jesus - what richness in that name. He and He alone saves His people from their sins (Matt. 1:21)! Why would anyone consider turning elsewhere? I shed tears over the persistence of my friend in relying on her prayers to the saints, believing that they can help her in a way that Jesus can't. She cannot see Jesus as the one true Savior. She doesn't see the need for a Savior, for that matter, since in her version of religion everyone is going to heaven.
Kevin DeYoung: "You cannot trust Christ truly unless you trust Christ alone. No matter how much you boast of Christ or talk of your love for Christ or passion for Christ, if you add anything to Christ, your boasting and love and passion are all in vain. There is no 'both-and' with Jesus, only 'either-or.' Either Jesus is the only Savior, the perfect Savior, and your only comfort in life and in death, or Jesus is for you no Savior at all."
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